Titre :
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Iron deficiency and anaemia in children with a high prevalence of haemoglobinopathies : Implications for screening. (1996)
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Auteurs :
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S. LINPISARN ;
G.J. FUCHS ;
N. PROMTET ;
P. PUTSYAINUNT ;
S. SANTAWANPAT ;
P. TIENBOON ;
Department of Pediatrics. Chiang Mai University. THA ;
The Research Institute for Health Sciences. Chiang Mai University. THA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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International journal of epidemiology (vol. 25, n° 6, 1996)
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Pagination :
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1262-1266
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Hémoglobinopathie
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Hémoglobine
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Ferritine
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Taux
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Prévalence
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Diagnostic
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Dépistage
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Enfant
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Homme
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Epidémiologie
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Thaïlande
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Asie
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Hémopathie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 5L6R0x07. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background. Haemoglobin (Hb) concentration is used as a sole test for iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in most developing countries since most anaemia is believed to be due to iron deficiency and confirmatory testing is generally unavailable. Yet the validity of this approach in regions where haemoglobinopathies are endemic has not been documented. Methods. Haemoglobin and serum ferritin (SF) were measured in 559 Northern Thai children aged 6 months to 13 years of age. The sensitivity of SF to identify iron deficiency was also assessed in a subsample of children with low or low-normal Hb and normal SF by testing the Hb response to a trial of oral iron. Results. While anaemia was common (27%), IDA constituted 19% and none of all anaemia in preschool and school age children, respectively (P
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